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WASHINGTON v. STATE

No. A14-81-526-CR.

642 S.W.2d 194 (1982)

Sandra Gayle WASHINGTON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Denied June 17, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mike DeGeurin, Houston, for appellant.

Patricia Saum, Houston, for appellee.

Before J. CURTISS BROWN, C.J., and JUNELL and PRICE, JJ.

J. CURTISS BROWN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction of murder. The primary question presented is whether a new trial should have been granted on the basis of the availability of an absent witness who was thought to be dead at the time of the trial. Subsequently, it was learned that she was alive, although she had been beaten by friends of the deceased in order to persuade her not to come forward and testify...

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